Historical Events In 1869

Sep 20   On this day in history george Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic   

Sep 21   In the year 1869 henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer   

Sep 22   In the year 1869 richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich   

Sep 22   On this day in history the opera "Das Rheingold" is produced (Munich)   

Sep 24   In the year 1869 black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt to corner gold   

Sep 24   The Black Friday Wall Street panic occurs when financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to corner the gold market on this day in history.   

Sep 28   On this day in history libri, mathematician, dies   

Sep 30   Ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler (marvellous Aust at turn of century) on this day in history.   

Oct 01   On this day in history 1st postcards are issued (Vienna)   

Oct 01   The first postcards are issued (Vienna) in the year 1869.   

Oct 02   Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Porbandar Kathiawad India, pacifist and spiritual leader in the year 1869.   

Oct 02   The birth of Gandhi, Indian leader of 'passive' resistance on this day in history.   

Oct 02   The birth of Groucho Marx, US comedian of the 'Marx' brothers fame in the year 1869.   

Oct 05   A strong hurricane devastates the Bay of Fundy region of Maritime Canada. The storm had been predicted over a year before by a British naval officer in the year 1869.   

Oct 06   In the year 1869 john Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer," premieres   

Oct 08   Franklin Peirce, 14th president (1853-1857), dies in Concord NH at 64 on this day in history.   

Oct 08   J Frank Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US) on this day in history.   

Oct 09   In the year 1869 harry Lawrence Freeman, composer   

Oct 11   In the year 1869 gordon Frederic Norton, composer   

Oct 13   On this day in history charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies   

Oct 14   Joseph Duveen, England, art connoisseur (Elgin marbles) on this day in history.   

Oct 16   In the year 1869 hotel in Boston becomes 1st to have indoor plumbing   

Oct 16   In the year 1869 hotel in Boston becomes the first to have indoor plumbing   

Oct 18   On this day in history henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo)   

Oct 21   On this day in history 1st shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore   

Oct 21   On this day in history first shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore   

Oct 22   Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64 in the year 1869.   

Oct 23   In the year 1869 jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, Dutch singer   

Oct 23   On this day in history jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer, dies at 72   

Oct 25   In the year 1869 august Otto Halm, composer   

Oct 26   1st American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY) in the year 1869.   

Oct 26   The first American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY) in the year 1869.   

Oct 30   Lawrence Grant, Bournemouth England, actor (Bulldog Drummond) on this day in history.   

Nov 01   In the year 1869 deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer   

Jan 04   Percy Pitt, composer was born in the year 1869.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960)   

Jan 13   Emanuele F, duke of Aosta, Italian general (WW I)/fascist was born in the year 1869.   

Jan 15   In the year 1869 birth of stanisÅ‚aw WyspiaÅ„ski, Polish dramatist (d. 1907)   

Jan 18   In the year 1869 birth of willem De Vreese, Flemish linguist/biblographer   

Jan 19   In the year 1869 birth of alfred R Zimmerman, mayor (Rotterdam 1906-22)/Dir (League of Nations)   

Jan 22   In the year 1869 birth of grigori Rasputin, Russian monk (d. 1916)   

Jan 01   Martin W. Bates, American politician (b. 1786) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1869.   

Jan 26   Duncan Gordon Boyes, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1846) died in the year 1869.   

Jan 28   Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1869.   

Jan 30   William Carleton, Irish novelist (b. 1794) died on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68   

Feb 04   Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60 in the year 1869.   

Feb 15   Mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (b. 1796) died on this day in history.